5-28-2026

Erik Talkin

Erik Talkin, CEO of FoodBank SB County and children’s author

4-23-2026

Don Patterson

Don Patterson, Entrepreneur and Computer Scientist, spoke on “The trajectory of our current AI moment”

3-19-2026

Cheri Rae

Cheri Rae, author of A String of Pearls: Pearl Chase of Santa Barbara, spoke on “Discover Why Santa Barbara is… Santa Barbara!”

2-19-2026

Karl Hutterer

Karl Hutterer, PhD, spoke on “BEAUTY, SEX, AND EVOLUTION: Darwin’s other (scandalous) theory”

1-15-2026

Sam Hale

Sam Hale, President of the Board of Trustees of the Mt Wilson Institute and Observatory, spoke on “George Hale: The Unknown Giant”

12-18-2025

Special Presentation: Madrigal Singers

The always popular and nationally recognized San Marcos High School Madrigal Singers will once again charm us with a festive collection of holiday songs.

11-20-2025

Michael Gurven

Michael Gurven, Professor of Anthropology, UCSB, spoke on “The relationship between chronic inflammation and industrialized lifestyles.”

10-16-2025

Michael Baker

Michael Baker, Chief Executive Officer, United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County (UBGC)

9-18-2025

Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Two docents led a tour of "Highlights of the Museum's Collection". Lunch followed at the restaurant China Pavilion, where we invited Paul Hayes Tucker, art historian, professor, curator, and author, to speak.

8-21-2025

Bill Macfadyen

Bill Macfadyen, Founder and Publisher of Noozhawk.com, will speak on “Covering news in Santa Barbara”.

7-17-2025

Max Palmer

Max Palmer, University of Michigan and UCSB Material Science Department, spoke on "All solid batteries: An 1800’s discovery for tomorrow’s energy solutions".

6-26-2025

Kieran Shah

Kieran Shah, President and CEO of VNA Health, Board Chair (Provider Representative), spoke on "Visiting nurse and hospice care in the Santa Barbara area".

5-22-2025

Peter Rupert

Peter Rupert, Professor of Economics, UCSB, Director of Economic Forecast Project, spoke on "The annual economic forecast for our region".

4-24-2025

Chris Mailes & Mark Hartwig

Chris Mailes, Chief of the City of Santa Barbara fire department, and Mark Hartwig, Chief of the Santa Barbara County fire department, spoke on "How our fire departments serve our communities".

3-27-2025

Brenda Major

Brenda Major, Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at UCSB, spoke on “The Psychology of Stigma”.

2-27-2025

Aaron Rabinowitz

Aaron Rabinowitz, Emergency Response Manager of Direct Relief International, spoke on “Emergency Response in Africa During a Time of Global Unrest”.

1-23-2025

Greg Gorga

Greg Gorga, Executive Director of Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, spoke on “13,000 Years of Santa Barbara Maritime History”.

10-24-2024

Professor Susannah Scott

Susannah Scott, Professor of Chemical Engineering, spoke on "Decarbonizing locally and globally: Challenges and opportunities".

9-26-2024

Susie Bozzini

Susie Bozzini spoke on “Rollover Crash Analysis for Vehicle Safety Improvements - Is your vehicle safe?”

8-22-2024

Gregg Newman, MD

Gregg Newman, MD, spoke on “Mistakes Doctors (and Everyone!) Make: An Inquiry into Bad Decision Making in Medicine and Beyond.”

7-25-2024
Scot Pipkin

Scot Pipkin, Director of Education and Engagement for SB Botanic Garden, spoke on "A Call to Action for Native Plants".

6-27-2024
Lieutenant Colonel Darin J. Lister

Lt Col Lister of Vandenberg Base spoke on the United States Space Force.

5-16-2024
Bill Dedman

Investigative journalist Bill Dedman spoke on “The Clark Wealth, Huguette Clark, and Santa Barbara”.